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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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